This sure puts the whole project in a precarious situation
Mulan: Poll Shows Majority Won’t Pay $30 to Rent on Disney+
A majority of respondents polled by ComicBook.com say they won't pay the $29.99 fee to rent [...]comicbook.com
No matter how you cut it though, you do pay that much to see it in the theater. Once. With no free digital download later. So I'm still not sure why the, I should get the movie to own as well, keeps coming up. I get it that a movie theater has the big screen and that is definitely part of the experience. But $30 just doesn't seem that out of line, considering most spend considerably more with snacks. Yes, if it's just you, it stinks, really bad. But never have I ever heard someone legitimately complain they weren't getting the home video free because they spent $30 for the family to see a movie in a theater. So why now is that such an issue? And again, the D+ paywall is bad, it should just be available on every platform to rent.
I clearly explained it. I am chosing to pay for that day or night out and have a theatre going experience. I deem I am getting value for that trip. There is no value in me renting a 30 dollar movie that I do not get a physical copy of. The price to me is unjust. Have to pay $30 on top of a membership fee and if I want to own the film on blu Ray I will have to pay another $30. Not worth it. I can wait until its in red box to rent it or on Disney+ as part of the subscription or just buy the blu ray for that price.
You are aware over time the physical media distribution model will be going away in favor of an all digital media model or even a no media streaming only model. Just like VHS, BetaMax, LaserDisc, DVD, and HD-DVD before it; Blu-Ray will be phased out in favor of new technology. Which is in this case digital media and no media streaming only models. Samsung the leading producer of Blu-Ray players will no longer be making new Blu-Ray players. There was even debate whether the new gaming consoles would include an optical drive to play Blu-Rays. They did this time around but don't bet on it for the next models in a couple years. And studios have even started offering digital releases of their films, and producing less physical Blu-rays.
And that’s perfectly fine. I am what they call a gloom and doomer on this site when it comes to Disney and its pricing. So I feel like I'm in the Twilight zone defening them. I just don't think the argument is fair except the double dip. If you think 30 is too much, great. I think quarter pounders from McDonald's aren't worth the money, so I don't buy them. But the I should get the movie free on home video, when that has never been a thing, I don't get. It will still come to D+ normally, it will still come to redbox/local video store. And I will wager a bet, that if the movie doesn't stink, it will see a limited run in the theaters at a later date as well. I've never seen anyone complain ordering take out from their favorite restaurant should cost less or their next meal should be free because you aren't getting the "full experience".
phyiscal media is not going anywhere and DVDs and blue rays are still being sold plenty. stop it. If there is one thing this pandemic has shown us is that people want physical copies of movies so that streaming service cant take them away or change the like with what happened with Gone with the Wind this summer.
Not the same thing. Apples and organges. Stop it.
If you say so.
Oh so Gone with the Wind did not become the #1 selling blu ray in america when it was removed from whatever streaming service it was on?
people would rather own a disc and have peace of mind they will never lose the movie. it wont ever go away.Physical media may not go away completely, but there is a shift happening.
Yes, it appears that Disney currently has no plans for more live-action catalog on physical 4K
All right, we have one last post here at The Bits for this week... and it’s a bit of a bummer. But let me start at the beginning... Early last week, I started to receive word from retail and industry sources that Disney had made an internal decision to suspend the 4K Ultra HD release of live...thedigitalbits.com
This is different, though. This isn’t entirely a shift in philosophy because the market switched to digital only, but because Disney wants to leverage Disney+.Physical media may not go away completely, but there is a shift happening.
Yes, it appears that Disney currently has no plans for more live-action catalog on physical 4K
All right, we have one last post here at The Bits for this week... and it’s a bit of a bummer. But let me start at the beginning... Early last week, I started to receive word from retail and industry sources that Disney had made an internal decision to suspend the 4K Ultra HD release of live...
Yep.
One example does not a trend make. However the 1000s of titles that are not being offered on physical media does show a trend.
There are more titles on physical media than on streaming services easily. tell me what titles are not on physical media.
Lots of Netflix/Prime/Hulu originals.
